We're working with others to ensure marine areas receive the right protection

With offshore wind on track to generate one third of the UK’s electricity from offshore wind by 2030, we are pleased that our UK Country Manager, Benj Sykes, has been appointed by Government to the newly formed Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) Review Panel. He’ll work alongside marine experts to strengthen processes to protect areas of the sea, representing this clean-tech industry that is already playing a significant role in decarbonising the UK’s electricity system.

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“Tackling climate change is now more urgent than ever, and to reach net zero carbon emissions will require collaboration, coordination and strategic alignment between stakeholders, industry and Government.

“I’m delighted to be appointed to this panel alongside leading marine scientists and other experts, to ensure that we find the right way forward to protect our precious marine ecosystems as we take the urgent steps needed to decarbonise our energy system, so that we can minimise the negative impacts of climate change on the marine environment.”

The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, and provides energy products to its customers. Globally, Ørsted is the market leader in offshore wind and it is constructing the world’s biggest offshore wind farms off the East Coast of the UK. Its UK offshore wind farms generate enough clean electricity for over three million UK homes. Ørsted ranks #1 in Corporate Knights' 2020 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world and is recognised on the CDP Climate Change A List as a global leader on climate action. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 6,500 people, including over 1000 in the UK. Ørsted's shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2019, the group's revenue was DKK 67.8 billion (EUR 9.1 billion).